StuyMUNC 2011 Live Blog

by Ryan on April 9, 2011

A crisis staffer dresses up for an update in the Aztec War Cabinet 1519

This weekend’s Stuyvesant Model United Nations Conference (StuyMUNC) features a number of innovative crisis committees ranging from the ancient — including simulations of the Peloponnesian War and the Aztec Empire — to the futuristic — such as a fictional Solar Energy Conference where sunlight has replaced oil as a key global resource.

A number of the advisors I spoke with said they like the conference’s focus on small, crisis-based committees, which forces their delegates to participate. One advisor told me that his students realize they can’t hide in committee since everyone has a role to play and multiple chances to speak, and by the end of the conference, the experience convinces his formerly speaking-shy students that they can engage themselves in committee.

Click “Learn More” below to see pictures of delegates and staff in action, as well as my interview with Director-General Gibryon Bhojraj.

Peloponnesian War Joint Crisis Committee: The Delian League

Peloponnesian War Joint Crisis Committee: Peloponnesian League

Delegates of the Peloponnesian League make a presentation

The Dais of the Peloponnesian League

The Pirate Summit

The Dais of the Pirate Summit

The Dais of the Great Depression Crisis 1933

The Dais of the Aztec War Cabinet 1519

Delegates in the National Crime Syndicate represent different mob families

A crisis staffer dresses up for an update in the Aztec War Cabinet 1519

The Dais of the British Decolonization of India Committee

Director-General Gibryon Bhojraj (right) meets with his staff

Delegates of the Paris Peace Conference 1919

The Dais of the Futuristic Solar Energy Conference answer questions from delegates